Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
When the World Woke Up
By Maggie Shelton, Art by Djin Thornton
A celebration of dawn’s quiet joy
Fiction
Jennie’s House
By Bo-Violet Vig, Art by Lauren Yu
Moving forces Jennie to reconsider what makes a house a home
Fiction
The Alien Who Copied Everyone
By Dana Yehia, Art by Emi Le
Alien dreams of leaving his regular life on planet Watercolors to become an explorer
Fiction
Sawterra
By Rose Amer, Art by Rebecca Wu
Sawterra, who thinks she looks as terrible as her name sounds, wishes to become beautiful
Fiction
A Place in the World
By Timothy D. Cho
Desperately missing his homeland and sick of moving every few weeks, Orson decides to run away
Fiction
The Director
By Anya Geist, Art by Keira Zhang
Alora prepares to begin her career in a world where birth and genetic engineering determine your future
Fiction
The Famous Painting
By Jinhui He, Art by Apoorva Panidapu
Lotus is not a famous painter, but she hopes her latest painting will change that
Memoir
Riverside Kingdom
By Lydia Taylor, Art by Sloka Ganne
A magical trip to Yellowstone, perfectly preserved in the writer’s memory
Poems
The Moon
By Alex Cole
Poems
The Ambassador
By Emma Catherine Hoff
Poems
The Swan
By Gabe Horowitz
Art
Winter
By Leonardo Cavaliere
Art
Mountain and Trees
By Djin Thornton
Art
Bear
By Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou
Art
Tiger
By Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou
Art
Music to My Ear
By Keira Zhang
Art
Raindrops on Roses
By Apoorva Panidapu
